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cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially strong. but the virginia congressman says he has no plan to run as a vice presidential candidate should romney get the nomination. >>> today president obama will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss the growing concern that iran is developing a nuclear weapon. yesterday the president spoke at the annual conference for the american islam public affairs committee. he told the crowd of more than 13,000 that israel needs to be patient with iran and hopes that international sanctions work. he did say that the u.s. would use force to help protect israel from a possible nuclear attack. >> i will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the united states and its interests. moving forward, i would ask that we all remember the weightiness of these issues. the stakes involved for israel, for america, and for the world. >> president obama added that a nuclear armed iran is not only a danger to israel but a danger to the united states, as well. >>> today we expect
cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially strong. but the virginia congressman says he has no plan to run as a vice presidential candidate should romney get the nomination. >>> today president obama will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss the growing concern that iran is developing a nuclear weapon. yesterday the president spoke at the annual conference for the american islam public affairs committee. he told the crowd of...
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romney leads santorum by 7%. >>> d.c. is one step closer to having medical marijuana available for patients. six companies can register for permits to grow plants. news 4 i-team reporter has followed this for months and has the story. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair for the people who applied for it. fair to the community and certainly one step closer to meeting the compassion of the population. >> reporter: only six organizations received a license to grow 95 plants at a time. including hollywood's montel williams. he and a group of investors plan to set up shop on chapel road. other locations include bedding road, 24th place, everett street, channing street and bedford street, all in the northeast. >> these have the best security plan. >> reporter: most are in ward five. residents are torn about new neighborhoods. >> plenty of youth walking up and down the streets as it is. we want to main taken a safe and comfortable environm
romney leads santorum by 7%. >>> d.c. is one step closer to having medical marijuana available for patients. six companies can register for permits to grow plants. news 4 i-team reporter has followed this for months and has the story. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair for the people who applied for it. fair to the community and certainly one step closer to meeting the compassion of...
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romney is now looking ahead to the next contest in illinois. he focused on the economy when he spoke to a crowd in the northern part of that state. romney told the crowd he is the only candidate with the experience to beat president obama in november's general election. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightwa ds lightweight. i'm not a lightweight when it comes to the economy. i understand how the economy works. >> both have said they will stay in the race. according to "the new york times," storm's advisoriers are trying to persuade him to switch delegates. >>> tomorrow much more is at stake. 54 delegates up for grabs. polls have shown republican voters favor mitt romney in the moderate midwestern state. rick santorum will only be eligible for 44 delegates because he's not on the ballot in all of the illinois districts. >>> and puerto rico's victory gave mitt romney a commanding lead in the delegate count. he has 521 delegates going into the race. rick santorum has 253. and newt gingrich is
romney is now looking ahead to the next contest in illinois. he focused on the economy when he spoke to a crowd in the northern part of that state. romney told the crowd he is the only candidate with the experience to beat president obama in november's general election. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightwa ds lightweight. i'm not a lightweight when it comes to the economy. i understand how the economy works. >> both have said...
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. >> reporter: gop front-runner mitt romney got some help from self-described red neck comedian jeff foxworthy who told supporters this morning the current race is anything but funny. >> i've shaken the hands of too many vets, too many people that have put their lives on the line to fight for this country to see it go down the drain. it's in trouble and a mess. >> reporter: but then some would say so is the republican fight for the white house. with all three candidates looking for some clarity and southern comfort in primaries in mississippi and alabama tomorrow. jay gray, nbc news. >> the latest polls show a three way tie in alabama. mississippi is too close to call between gingrich and romney. >>> some scary moments onboard a plane today that had to make an emergency landing at dulles airport. shortly after takeoff from reagan national airport a mechanical warning light came on in the cockpit and the pilot declared an emergency. the us airways express flight was headed to philadelphia at 1:50 this afternoon. it landed safely at dulles 30 minutes later. fire officials inspected the
. >> reporter: gop front-runner mitt romney got some help from self-described red neck comedian jeff foxworthy who told supporters this morning the current race is anything but funny. >> i've shaken the hands of too many vets, too many people that have put their lives on the line to fight for this country to see it go down the drain. it's in trouble and a mess. >> reporter: but then some would say so is the republican fight for the white house. with all three candidates...
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this is romney's fourth win in a row. with a washington state victory in hand, romney heads into super tuesday with momentum. on tuesday, seven states will hold primaries, including virginia, where gingrich and santorum failed to qualify for the ballot. three states will hold caucuses. 419 delegates are up for grabs, and that's more than a third needed to clinch the republican nomination. romney and the rest of the candidates have their eyes on ohio now, which has the most delegates at stake amongst the ten contests. ohio's largest newspaper, "the plain dealer" of cleveland, endorsed romney. romney and santorum made campaign stops across the state. >> we've got good people running for office, but you know, these other guys have spent their life in government. nothing wrong with that. it's just that right now, with our economy in distress, with jobs so badly needed, with incomes having gone down, we need a president who knows the economy to fix the economy. >> this is a marathon, not a sprint. we're going to keep working.
this is romney's fourth win in a row. with a washington state victory in hand, romney heads into super tuesday with momentum. on tuesday, seven states will hold primaries, including virginia, where gingrich and santorum failed to qualify for the ballot. three states will hold caucuses. 419 delegates are up for grabs, and that's more than a third needed to clinch the republican nomination. romney and the rest of the candidates have their eyes on ohio now, which has the most delegates at stake...
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mitt romney's slogan may be "a win is a win." romney beat rick santorum in ohio by just 1%. enough to take one of the biggest prizes yet. that along with five other wins has given the former governor a significant lead in what matters most. the delegate count. >>> more than 400 delegates were available on super tuesday. mitt romney has secured nearly half of them, putting him far ahead of the other candidates in the race for the nomination. here's how things are stacking up this morning. mitt romney earned 204 delegates, and that does not include 24 delegates from alaska which have not yet been allocated. rick santorum walked away a lot of gold and silver, which translates into 77 delegates for him. newt gingrich won 69 delegates. most of them coming from a win in his home state of georgia. ron paul failed to win a single state but picked up 16 delegates in the races yesterday. now, the biggest impact comes from the overall leaderboard. mitt romney has more than 400 delegates in his pocket. rick snowstorm second place with 16 -- rick santorum in second place with 169. newt g
mitt romney's slogan may be "a win is a win." romney beat rick santorum in ohio by just 1%. enough to take one of the biggest prizes yet. that along with five other wins has given the former governor a significant lead in what matters most. the delegate count. >>> more than 400 delegates were available on super tuesday. mitt romney has secured nearly half of them, putting him far ahead of the other candidates in the race for the nomination. here's how things are stacking up...
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republican presidential front-runner mitt romney talked business on the "tonight show." he sat down with jay leno and mostly stayed on point, talking about lowering the tax rates for businesses. and he also talked about where things stand down. >> the debt that we have is making us look more and more like greece. people want better jobs and higher incomes. the median income in america is down. cost of living, cost of gasoline is up. we face a potentially nuclear iran. there's some real challenges we face. somehow the -- i don't know what it is, the media or various talk shows are interested in looking at all the periphery instead of focusing on the big issues. when the votes come and people make up their mind, i think they focus on what's most important to them. >> romney did make a joke about rival rick santorum. he said that santorum could be his press secretary. you'll recall that over the weekend santorum cursed out a reporter accusing him of misinterpreting his remarks. >>> today viepce president joe biden plans to portray romney as a supporter of outsourcing. in pr
republican presidential front-runner mitt romney talked business on the "tonight show." he sat down with jay leno and mostly stayed on point, talking about lowering the tax rates for businesses. and he also talked about where things stand down. >> the debt that we have is making us look more and more like greece. people want better jobs and higher incomes. the median income in america is down. cost of living, cost of gasoline is up. we face a potentially nuclear iran. there's...
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conservatives, though, are already criticizing romney over his comment. they say it's a clear indication he's more liberal than he claims to be. >>> this morning we're hearing from a woman who says two police impersonators robbed her and her family at their home at gunpoint. she says the police knocked on her door last week. she said the men had a fake search warrant. once inside the men took out $13,000 in cash and jewelry. we talked to the woman who was inside the home at the time who concealed her face to protect her identity. >> i opened the door, you know, and they say -- one had a gun, the other a knife. they had mask and gloves. >> police say the incident appears to be isolated. they also say someone living in the home is awaiting trial on bank robbery charges. >>> university of maryland police arrested and charged a man of sneaking into dorm rooms and robs students. they charged him with seven different charges. authorities say on sunday morning he snuck into a girls' room at cumberland hall and tried to steal her laptop. the girl says she woke up
conservatives, though, are already criticizing romney over his comment. they say it's a clear indication he's more liberal than he claims to be. >>> this morning we're hearing from a woman who says two police impersonators robbed her and her family at their home at gunpoint. she says the police knocked on her door last week. she said the men had a fake search warrant. once inside the men took out $13,000 in cash and jewelry. we talked to the woman who was inside the home at the time...
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in forecast, romney -- fairfax county, romney grabbed 65%. in loudoun, 62%. in prince william county, 61%. ron paul ended up clobbering romney only in warren county. >> my candidate is on the ballot but my husband is a perfect example of somebody who is not voting today because his candidate was not on the ballot. he's promised me he's coming in november for the general. but it's definitely been a topic of conversation in our home. >> reporter: experts say romney will have to find a way to win over counties populated with conservative voters like warren county. they say republicans will want to beat president obama in virginia. to do that, romney is going to need ron paul's supporters behind him. eun? >> all right. reporting from the newsroom. thank you. >>> rick santorum may have missed out on virginia, but he did snag some wins from romney in the south and midwest. santorum's biggest win came from north dakota when he beat out romney by 12 points. he also won by six points if oklahoma and nine in tennessee. despite failing to grab the brig prize in ohio, sa
in forecast, romney -- fairfax county, romney grabbed 65%. in loudoun, 62%. in prince william county, 61%. ron paul ended up clobbering romney only in warren county. >> my candidate is on the ballot but my husband is a perfect example of somebody who is not voting today because his candidate was not on the ballot. he's promised me he's coming in november for the general. but it's definitely been a topic of conversation in our home. >> reporter: experts say romney will have to find a...
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he's still a distant second behind mitt romney in the total delegate count. despite romney's lead, santorum says he hopes undecided voters look past the numbers. >> so the math is not the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is that governor romney having outspent me 10-1 is still not able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. that's why we need to let this thing sort out. >> santorum says he does not believe true conservative republicans will let romney become the gop nominee. >>> newt gingrich is cranking up his criticism against mitt romney ahead of tomorrow's primaries. former house speaker said on fox news romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard woods' 1920 campaign. gingrich called romney a weak candidate and said nearly all conservative voters oppose him. gingrich declared that he will be a strong contender in the race for president after he wins tomorrow's primaries. >>> the virginia general assembly agreed to a special session to try and make a deal on the state budget. the general session ended saturday wi
he's still a distant second behind mitt romney in the total delegate count. despite romney's lead, santorum says he hopes undecided voters look past the numbers. >> so the math is not the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is that governor romney having outspent me 10-1 is still not able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. that's why we need to let this thing sort out. >> santorum says he does not believe true conservative republicans will let romney...
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romney holds a commanding lead in delegates. tuesday's primaries are in alabama and mississippi. >>> and those are some of the stories making news early this sunday morning. next is nbc 4's "viewpoint." >> and we'll be back in just a few minutes with an update. >>> good morning. welcome to "viewpoint." i'm pat lawson muse. the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce will host its third annual business expo coming up this week, bringing together business and civic leaders from around the region to discuss successes and strategies and challenges in the hispanic latino business communities. our guests are angela franco, who is president and ceo of the chamber, jerry godlin is a business development specialist with montgomery county department's economic development, and christina mossi is ceo of divas inc., a tech company contracted by the white house to develop, register and train and put veterans to work. >> yes. >> welcome all of you to "viewpoint" this morning. >> thank you. >> let's start with the challenges. how do th
romney holds a commanding lead in delegates. tuesday's primaries are in alabama and mississippi. >>> and those are some of the stories making news early this sunday morning. next is nbc 4's "viewpoint." >> and we'll be back in just a few minutes with an update. >>> good morning. welcome to "viewpoint." i'm pat lawson muse. the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce will host its third annual business expo coming up this week, bringing...
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that shows romney would have a strong base of support, but here is romney's challenge. while he captured all of those counties in red, the counties you see in blue ron paul won those today. here's just one example of that. let's take warren county, that's where front royal is located. paul clobbered romney there 59% to 41% and one party leader tells me if he's the nominee, romney has to find a way to win over those pockets populated with conservative independent-minded voters. if republicans want to beat president obama in battleground virginia they must have the energy of the ron paul supporters behind them. wendy. >>> news 4 along with nbc news will watch the ohio returns all night long. watch nbcwashington.com for updates. we'll be back on the air live with news 4 today at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> president obama appears to be in campaign mode and took some spotlight away from the gop today by holding his first news conference of the year. he announced a plan to cut refinancing fees for fha loans by half. he talked about syria defending his decision to use sanction
that shows romney would have a strong base of support, but here is romney's challenge. while he captured all of those counties in red, the counties you see in blue ron paul won those today. here's just one example of that. let's take warren county, that's where front royal is located. paul clobbered romney there 59% to 41% and one party leader tells me if he's the nominee, romney has to find a way to win over those pockets populated with conservative independent-minded voters. if republicans...
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romney. and in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll the gap is narrowed to just two points. a statistical tie. on main street in bexley, ohio today at the cozy restaurant, it was a tie. >> i'm going to vote for mitt romney because i think he is more of a middle of the road candidate. >> i absolutely follow christ, like he is who i want to be a reflection of his perfection. >> reporter: does that mean a vote for rick santorum tomorrow? >> i would lean more toward that way. >> reporter: ron paul is looking for his first win in alaska, idaho, or north dakota, states that caucus tomorrow. in georgia, his home state, newt gingrich looks like a lock for his second primary win and he vows to stay in until the convention. santorum says he'll stay in. and romney told cnbc's larry kudlow he's resigned to a longer fight. >> anyone would love to be coronated if you will the nominee of their party but that doesn't happen. >> reporter: a near sweep tomorrow would be romney's next best thing. with
romney. and in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll the gap is narrowed to just two points. a statistical tie. on main street in bexley, ohio today at the cozy restaurant, it was a tie. >> i'm going to vote for mitt romney because i think he is more of a middle of the road candidate. >> i absolutely follow christ, like he is who i want to be a reflection of his perfection. >> reporter: does that mean a vote for rick santorum tomorrow? >> i would lean...
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>> well, romney needs 50% of the delegates. on the current track that we are on now, the fact is what if romney doesn't get to that number? this is not a mathematical formula. the race has a tremendous amount of dynamics. there's a lot of states coming up that will be great states for us, like pennsylvania, and we have 72 delegates, and we should win if not all of them, the vast majority, and texas, last count i was up 30 points. remember, governor romney has been doing this for four years and he worked hard to make sure states moved up that were advantagious to him. and the news agency apportioned delegates that have nothing to do with the reality of where the delegates are going to be. iowa, we barely won iowa by 40 votes, and we had their conventions yesterday, and nobody has that in their count, and they have us winning by one vote and that's not going to be the case when the delegates from the caucuses are elected. and also you also know, a lot of the delegates are uncommitted. while they may be, you know, for romney, a lo
>> well, romney needs 50% of the delegates. on the current track that we are on now, the fact is what if romney doesn't get to that number? this is not a mathematical formula. the race has a tremendous amount of dynamics. there's a lot of states coming up that will be great states for us, like pennsylvania, and we have 72 delegates, and we should win if not all of them, the vast majority, and texas, last count i was up 30 points. remember, governor romney has been doing this for four...
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ron paul pounded romney in warren county and pundits say if romney wins the nomination and wants beat president obama in virginia he has to win over some of paul's supporters. >>> turning to our weather now, sunny skies out there as you can see. it is warming up out there. let's talk to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein now who can tell us what we can expect the rest of the day. >> there is a feeling of spring in the air. we have -- sky that's getting a little bit obscured with some high cloudiness. otherwise a lot of sunshine around now and temperatures, they are beginning to climb. right now just past 11:00, 56 at reagan national. fredericksburg is up to 59. petersburg, west virginia, 64 degrees there. and it is going to be climbing into the 60s later this afternoon. right now fairfax, arlington, montgomery, prince george's counties, most locations in the mid 50s. in annapolis now it is at 59. and over the last 12 hours, we have had just a few of the high clouds drifting through and after they go by, we will have plenty of sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. and we will have our
ron paul pounded romney in warren county and pundits say if romney wins the nomination and wants beat president obama in virginia he has to win over some of paul's supporters. >>> turning to our weather now, sunny skies out there as you can see. it is warming up out there. let's talk to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein now who can tell us what we can expect the rest of the day. >> there is a feeling of spring in the air. we have -- sky that's getting a little bit obscured with...
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brian mooar, news 4. >> taking a look at the current delegate count, mitt romney leads the pack with 443 delegates. rick santorum is a distant second with 184. newt gingrich has 137. and ron paul trails with 34. the magic number they need to win the gop nomination is 1,144. >>> president obama, the first lady, and daughter sasha walked to church this morning. they attended service at the historic st. john's episcopal church. it was a short stroll through lafayette park. and after the service the first family walked back to the white house. >>> still ahead tonight, why apple's not making as much money off the ipad as it used to. >>> plus, the changes that start tomorrow that could make it easier for some people to get through airport security. >>> i feel very badly for you, lou, because i know how hard you've worked. >> and the donald's final word. donald trump reveals his thoughts on tonight's boardroom. >>> and coming up tonight on "sports final" -- march madness turns into march sadness for georgetown as the wolfpack sends the hoyas packing. >>> 20 police officers were hurt and mor
brian mooar, news 4. >> taking a look at the current delegate count, mitt romney leads the pack with 443 delegates. rick santorum is a distant second with 184. newt gingrich has 137. and ron paul trails with 34. the magic number they need to win the gop nomination is 1,144. >>> president obama, the first lady, and daughter sasha walked to church this morning. they attended service at the historic st. john's episcopal church. it was a short stroll through lafayette park. and after...
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romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the campaign has caused damage to the republican party thus far. four in ten adults say the process has given them a less favorable impression of the gop. that's compared with just slightly more than one in ten who have a more favorable opinion. when asked to describe the campaign in a word or phrase, nearly 70% answered with a negative comment. >>> new, securities cameras capture aid tornado that touched down in tennessee. the ef3 twister ripped through harrison. the man who owns the cameras says he was at a friend's house when it hit. others sid it sounded like a freight train. amazingly, his family, dogs, and home are okay. >>> as crews combed
romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the...
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shaken it up after it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney did pick up a key endorser. jeb bush is endorsing him. rick santorum said he would be more aggressive in cutting funding from the federal go. he supports a current gop budget proposal but he things the cuts should be done more quickly and he'd do away with cost of living increases and grants to states for medicaid and food stamps. >>> virginia lawmakers will try again to reach a deal. the democrats say they made progress in negotiations yesterday. it was the first time the general assembly had met since the regular legislation ended earlier this month. the current one expires at the end of june. many state workers will be furloughed if a deal is not reached by then. >> right now prince george's county police need help in finding a missing teenager. 15-year-old hollins davis was last seen in the block of duten way back on march 7th. she hasn't been seen or heard from since. anyone
shaken it up after it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney did pick up a key endorser. jeb bush is endorsing him. rick santorum said he would be more aggressive in cutting funding from the federal go. he supports a current gop budget proposal but he things the cuts should be done more quickly and he'd do away with cost of living increases and...
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in ohio rick santorum is ahead of mitt romney. in virginia, romney leads ron paul by a huge margin. romney and paul are the only two republican candidates that virginia voters will be able to pick from. the others didn't get enough signatures to make it on to the ballot. >>> funeral services will be held for a 16-year-old boy who died at the hands of an apparent random shooter inside his ohio high school. demitrius hewlin was one of the students killed when a gunman opened fire in the high school. despite living apart, his father and son were close. hewlin was devastated when he received the news. >> it's sad that his life is gone so suddenly for no reason at all. a kid with a future. >> derrick ward will have the full interrue tonight at 11:00. >>> lost on the beltway looking for its home. the wild journey that has a family asking, do you know this dog? >>> and how did lindsey lohan do and how is she responding to critics from her snl performance? >>> we have windchills in the 20s and 30s and snow flakes on the radar. what does that mean for your sunday evening and your monday morn
in ohio rick santorum is ahead of mitt romney. in virginia, romney leads ron paul by a huge margin. romney and paul are the only two republican candidates that virginia voters will be able to pick from. the others didn't get enough signatures to make it on to the ballot. >>> funeral services will be held for a 16-year-old boy who died at the hands of an apparent random shooter inside his ohio high school. demitrius hewlin was one of the students killed when a gunman opened fire in the...
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. >>> another day, another crucial endorsement for mitt romney. wisconsin congressman paul ryan is the latest republican to back the former governor. ryan is the house budget committee chairman. he could announce his endorsement as early as who today romney gives an economic speech in appleton, wisconsin. the state holds its primary next tuesday. ryan's endorsement would come a day after former president george h.w. bush announced his support for romney. >>> president obama will hit the campaign trail today in new england. he will attend a series of fund-raisers in vermont and maine. includes a $7,500-per-person luncheon in burlington. tickets are $5,000 apiece. >>> since obama became president, gas prices have nearly doubled. obama opposed exploring for energy in alaska. he gave millions of tax dollars to solyndra which went bankrupt. he blocked the keystone pipeline so we will all pay more at the pump. >> you may see this ad on tv if you live in virginia. the group called american energy alliance is spending $3.6 million on the commercial which
. >>> another day, another crucial endorsement for mitt romney. wisconsin congressman paul ryan is the latest republican to back the former governor. ryan is the house budget committee chairman. he could announce his endorsement as early as who today romney gives an economic speech in appleton, wisconsin. the state holds its primary next tuesday. ryan's endorsement would come a day after former president george h.w. bush announced his support for romney. >>> president obama...
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. >>> another victory for mitt romney. the former governor won yesterday's illinois primary beating rick santorum by 12%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished in distant third and fourth places respectively. the victory gave romney a more commanding lead in the delegate count. nbc news now projects that he won 41 of illinois's 54 delegates. romney has not clinched the republican nomination yet but appears to be looking ahead to november's general election. >> so tonight was a primary, but november is the general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. the selection will be about principle. our economic freedom will be the ballot. >> this was romney's second victory this week. he won puerto rico's primary on sunday. >>> and today romney will be campaigning in maryland. he's scheduled to attend a town hall meeting this afternoon near baltimore. maryland holds its primary on april 3. early voting begins this saturday. 37 delegates are up for gra
. >>> another victory for mitt romney. the former governor won yesterday's illinois primary beating rick santorum by 12%. ron paul and newt gingrich finished in distant third and fourth places respectively. the victory gave romney a more commanding lead in the delegate count. nbc news now projects that he won 41 of illinois's 54 delegates. romney has not clinched the republican nomination yet but appears to be looking ahead to november's general election. >> so tonight was a...
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two days before the illinois primary, mitt romney picked up another key endorsement. the "chicago tribune" endorsed the former massachusetts governor, saying he's the best choice for the republican nomination. the state's largest newspaper said romney is most likely to help return the gop back toward its traditional values of financial responsibility and limited government. illinois's primary has 54 delegates up for grabs. meanwhile, rick santorum has a bold prediction ahead of the illinois primary. he says if he wins on tuesday, he'll go on to win the republican nomination. santorum says that while chicago will mostly support mitt romney, he has the support of the more rural areas of the state. he added that romney and president obama are so similar, he feels like he's already participating in the general election. erika? >> thanks so much, angie. >>> alexandria police say the number of tickets issued by red light cameras is disturbing. officers told wtop they've mailed nearly 9,400 tickets in the last year alone. at $50 a pop, that amounts to about $234,000 in fines
two days before the illinois primary, mitt romney picked up another key endorsement. the "chicago tribune" endorsed the former massachusetts governor, saying he's the best choice for the republican nomination. the state's largest newspaper said romney is most likely to help return the gop back toward its traditional values of financial responsibility and limited government. illinois's primary has 54 delegates up for grabs. meanwhile, rick santorum has a bold prediction ahead of the...
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in addition to the slight edge in the polls, romney also picked up another key endorsement. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race that's put forward a bold, pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. >> house majority leader eric cantor is saying he's backing mitt romney. as of now, cantor says he is not planning to be a running mate should romney ultimately get the nomination. >>> no candidate has the ability to pick up all of the delegates in question for tomorrow's contest. rick santorum has the edge in tennessee, and the battleground state of ohio. griech leading in his home -- newt gingrich leading in his home state of georgia, which has the most -- which has the most available delegates. mitt romney has the advantage in states like vermont and massachusetts. >> sure hope it get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> we've got a great grassroots campaign. we're hanging in there. >> very hard for one of major candidates to not carry their home state and continue to move forward. >> virginia is also one of th
in addition to the slight edge in the polls, romney also picked up another key endorsement. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race that's put forward a bold, pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. >> house majority leader eric cantor is saying he's backing mitt romney. as of now, cantor says he is not planning to be a running mate should romney ultimately get the nomination. >>> no candidate has the ability to pick up all of the delegates in question for...
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he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood in 1920 because he is a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> 6:06. tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the greenbelt city council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says that even if a third lane were added in each direction, it would not improve the traffic situation. estimated cost of the project ranges from $340 million to $565 million. the meeting begins at 8:00 tonight at the dpreeblt city municipal build -- greenbelt city municipal building. >>> 6:06. ahead, an alert for parents. the hidden defect that could turn your stairs to a hazard. >>> you pump because you're like, it's time to dance now. >> it is indeed. put on those dancing shoes. the local schools getting ready for march madness. >>> and we are in the midst of a different kind of march madness. ♪ ♪ [ ma
he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood in 1920 because he is a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> 6:06. tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the greenbelt city council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says that even if a third lane were added in each direction, it...
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marco rubio endorsed romney last night. he's a tea party favorite. he said it's clear romney will win and the drawn out party will hurt the chanceness of beating president obama in november. >>> two of romney's rivals will be campaigning. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd last night at the university of maryland. more than 1,700 people packed the coliseum to hear the congressman speak and many students were turned away because of lack of space. newt gingrich spoke. this is his third speech since he dismissed a third of his campaign staff. gingrich did not discuss his campaign troubles yesterday. he did talk about what motivated him to run for president in the first place. >>> this morning we're working to find out why a 17-year-old student from clinton died at school. she was a senior at sur ratsville high school. she collapsed while jogging on the track in gym class. she was taken to the hospital where she died. her father said she did not have a history of problems. she played basketball and volleyball and was in the rotc. her father tells us sh
marco rubio endorsed romney last night. he's a tea party favorite. he said it's clear romney will win and the drawn out party will hurt the chanceness of beating president obama in november. >>> two of romney's rivals will be campaigning. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd last night at the university of maryland. more than 1,700 people packed the coliseum to hear the congressman speak and many students were turned away because of lack of space. newt gingrich spoke. this is his third...
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newt gingrich hopes to win delegates there and says romney must. he is running ads in super tuesday states promising $2.50 gas. >> the gingrich 250 plan stops the great gas holdup and puts money back in your pocket. >> reporter: ron paul is focused on today's caucus states, alaska, north dakota, and idaho. so where are the candidates tonight? romney is at home in massachusetts. gingrich is at home in georgia. ron paul will be in north dakota and santorum will be right here in ohio. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in columbus, thanks very much. nbc news will have super super tuesday coverage tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and 8:00 p.m. in the west on this nbc station. >>> president obama and israeli's prime minister don't completely agree on how to handle the standoff on israeli's nuclear program. president obama wants to give sanctions more time to work. netanyahu speaking to the apec conference said israel can't afford to wait much longer emphasizing israel to attack that nation to prevent that nation from developing a nuclear weapon. >>> on the floor
newt gingrich hopes to win delegates there and says romney must. he is running ads in super tuesday states promising $2.50 gas. >> the gingrich 250 plan stops the great gas holdup and puts money back in your pocket. >> reporter: ron paul is focused on today's caucus states, alaska, north dakota, and idaho. so where are the candidates tonight? romney is at home in massachusetts. gingrich is at home in georgia. ron paul will be in north dakota and santorum will be right here in ohio....
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mitt romney was on the defensive. and as brian moore reports, every delegate counts. >> reporter: as puerto rico held its sunday presidential primary, mitt romney and rick santorum were fighting for delegates and momentum. romney was on the ground in tuesday's battleground, illinois, and attacking president obama in his own backyard. >> he's an economic lightweight. and he's made decision it is a have hurt the american people. it's time to put in place an economic heavy weight, and i will get it done. >> reporter: santorum is hoping to hit another home run by focusing on social issues. >> liberty, marriage and the family, and life. they are at the core. they can't be ignored. >> santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul are trying to drag out the fight and keep romney from winning enough delegates to nail down the nomination. >> we're only at halftime. this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee, i think, fairly soon. >> reporter: but the tampa convention may not turn out to be a coronation. republica
mitt romney was on the defensive. and as brian moore reports, every delegate counts. >> reporter: as puerto rico held its sunday presidential primary, mitt romney and rick santorum were fighting for delegates and momentum. romney was on the ground in tuesday's battleground, illinois, and attacking president obama in his own backyard. >> he's an economic lightweight. and he's made decision it is a have hurt the american people. it's time to put in place an economic heavy weight, and...
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but mitt romney is within striking distance. these southern states, alabama and mississippi, are really sort of must-wins for newt gingrich. he hasn't said he'll drop out if he doesn't win, but it certainly would raise questions about his campaign continuing if he doesn't. mitt romney who has had challenges with southern conservative voters with the party's base is hoping to win one or both of those states. romney talking yesterday about hunting and -- and barbecue and eating dprits. voters down there say it's about a lot more than that. they want to hear about the economy, about gas prices. gingrich and santorum were at an energy forum yesterday. now interestingly, this is sort of the crux of the support base for santorum. those evangelical voters and 3/4 in alabama and mississippi have described themselves that way. he is not nearly as close to the top of the polls as we've seen from gingrich and romney. in fact, taking a look at alabama, romney and gingrich are within one or two points of each mother mississippi. the polls al
but mitt romney is within striking distance. these southern states, alabama and mississippi, are really sort of must-wins for newt gingrich. he hasn't said he'll drop out if he doesn't win, but it certainly would raise questions about his campaign continuing if he doesn't. mitt romney who has had challenges with southern conservative voters with the party's base is hoping to win one or both of those states. romney talking yesterday about hunting and -- and barbecue and eating dprits. voters...
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mitt romney and ron paul. romney is expected to win in a landslide. rick santorum and newt gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot. it is super tuesday today. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses. by the end of the day, the republican race for president could be a lot more clear. there are more than 400 delegates up for grabs around the country. >>> all eyes will be on ohio throughout the day today which is expected to be a close contest between mitt romney and rick santorum. let's go live to tracie potts. she's in columbus with more on the race there. set it up for us. ♪ >> reporter: both top candidates mitt romney and rick santorum spent their last full day of campaigning in ohio. >> we have been all over the state, from a to z, all right. akron to zanesville. >> reporter: despite the latest poll showing an unenthusiastic republican electorate -- >> i don't think the republicans have a viable candidate. >> reporter: romney insists he's winning last-minute voters here. >> i keep hearing people tell me they were undecided and now they've de
mitt romney and ron paul. romney is expected to win in a landslide. rick santorum and newt gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot. it is super tuesday today. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses. by the end of the day, the republican race for president could be a lot more clear. there are more than 400 delegates up for grabs around the country. >>> all eyes will be on ohio throughout the day today which is expected to be a close contest between mitt romney and rick santorum....
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mitt romney needs to do well in the land of lincoln, but if rick santorum has hopes of beating romney, he has to win in a place like illinois also. that night, ron paul will be on nbc's "the tonight show with jay leno." on friday, vice president joe biden continues his swing state campaign with a stop in south florida. that's it for me. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side because i'm comfortable. i can adjust mine to my liking and she can do the same. go ahead and switch sides so you can feel what the other side feels like. you're on his side. how does that feel? it's hard. i like my side i like my better, too. side better. this is this is too soft. too hard. why don't we switch back to where you were. i am so glad to be back. oh, yeah. you can have comfort and
mitt romney needs to do well in the land of lincoln, but if rick santorum has hopes of beating romney, he has to win in a place like illinois also. that night, ron paul will be on nbc's "the tonight show with jay leno." on friday, vice president joe biden continues his swing state campaign with a stop in south florida. that's it for me. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. yeah, nine out of...
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this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. >> according to exit polls, romney won the support of 71% of illinois voters who say the ability to defeat president obama is the most important factor in a candidate. >>> the ability to beat president obama may be important to republican voters, but a new poll shows that mitt romney has a lot of ground to make up if he want to win in virginia this november. a poll of virginia voters shows that romney trails the
this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a...
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romney's opponents using them as props on the campaign trail. this evening, romney fried to clarify his remarks. >> organizationally, a general election campaign takes on a different profile. the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i am running as a conservative republican. >> voters in our area will get their say on whether they believe romney. on april 3rd. pro-marri primaries in maryland and the district. >> president obama is keeping his focus on gas pump politics and long term solutions needed to deal with rising gas prices. the president began a four-state trip with a visit to the nation's largest solar power plant in nevada. he will viz asit a pipeline in oklahoma the white house is promising to accelerate. >> a big storm moving across south is still slowly making its way toward our area. this is what the system brought in louisiana today. heavy rains, flash floods, and wind strong enough to flip a trailer. what's that system mean for all of us in washington, doug? >> the system means our nice weather is going to come to an en
romney's opponents using them as props on the campaign trail. this evening, romney fried to clarify his remarks. >> organizationally, a general election campaign takes on a different profile. the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i am running as a conservative republican. >> voters in our area will get their say on whether they believe romney. on april 3rd. pro-marri primaries in maryland and the district. >> president obama is keeping his focus on gas pump...
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but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need to beat obama among white working-class voters. in "the new york times" this morning said romney is starting to look like a walking dollar sign, and that's what he's got to stop. and right now obama's doing well enough in the white working-class vote to win. but it is only march. >> let me talk about something bigger as i've been alluding to throughout the program. we had this moment this week with the president in the press conference talking about why he called sandra fluke after limbaugh had attacked her. and he was doi
but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need...
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romney grabbed 5 delegates. santorum got the news and says it reaffirms his status as the only true conservative in the race. >> we talked about how he had a candidate that did not have their public policy positions sketched on an etch a sketch, but it was etched on our hearts, because i am not running as a conservative candidate for president, i am the conservative candidate for president. >> santorum still trails ramy by a wide margin. next up, the primaries in d.c., maryland and wisconsin. that happens on april 3rd. >>> the family of trayvon martin says they remain confident charges will be filed against the man that killed him. news4's darcy spencer was in freedom plaza where hundreds of people gathered. >> reporter: at the wilson building in downtown d.c., hundreds rallied and called for an arrest in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> trayvon will never have the privilege of hearing a dad call me dad de, a life with so much promise snatched from us. >> he was shot and killed by this man. z
romney grabbed 5 delegates. santorum got the news and says it reaffirms his status as the only true conservative in the race. >> we talked about how he had a candidate that did not have their public policy positions sketched on an etch a sketch, but it was etched on our hearts, because i am not running as a conservative candidate for president, i am the conservative candidate for president. >> santorum still trails ramy by a wide margin. next up, the primaries in d.c., maryland and...
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mitt romney took hawaii. but is his grasp on the republican presidential nomination in some ways slipping away? what about newt gingrich? we'll break it all down. >>> also ahead, a new twist at nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination trial as her battery complaint against the creator of "desperate housewives" is dismissed. does that mean the rest of her case is also in jeopardy? we'll talk about that. >>> plus, does spring's early arrival have you sniffling and sneezing? what you can do to get relief from what could be one of the worst allergy seasons in years. we have those stories, and we'll catch up with oscar winners george clooney and robert de niro as we get started here on "today." back to you. >> sound good. we'll be watching. thank you very much. >> all right. see you in a couple of minutes. >> okay. good. >>> 6:37. 65 degrees. ahead, parents going on trial for something a lot of us are probably guilty of ourselves. >>> the violent end to a day-long search for a murder suspect. >>> and a dog livin
mitt romney took hawaii. but is his grasp on the republican presidential nomination in some ways slipping away? what about newt gingrich? we'll break it all down. >>> also ahead, a new twist at nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination trial as her battery complaint against the creator of "desperate housewives" is dismissed. does that mean the rest of her case is also in jeopardy? we'll talk about that. >>> plus, does spring's early arrival have you sniffling and...
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romney is the projected winner there with 60%. with 72%, romney also won massachusetts, the state where he was governor. romney is the projected winner in vermont with 40%. in the idaho caucuses, romney won a decisive victory with 62%. he also picked up four delegates in wyoming while ron paul picks up one. rick santorum the projected winner in tennessee with 77% and the projected winner in oklahoma with 30% and san torpum is the winner of the north dakota caucuses with 40%. not surprisingly, newt gingrich took his home state of georgia with 47%. his first win since south carolina. just this morning, nbc news has called mitt romney the proneljed winner in alaska. let's get more on super tuesday and the race in ohio. nbc's tracie potts joins us from the state capital, columbus. good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. take ago look at the numbers you just showed us, it's pretty clear that mitt romney is beginning to solidify his lead among his republican challengers. he has now got three times as many delegates it appe
romney is the projected winner there with 60%. with 72%, romney also won massachusetts, the state where he was governor. romney is the projected winner in vermont with 40%. in the idaho caucuses, romney won a decisive victory with 62%. he also picked up four delegates in wyoming while ron paul picks up one. rick santorum the projected winner in tennessee with 77% and the projected winner in oklahoma with 30% and san torpum is the winner of the north dakota caucuses with 40%. not surprisingly,...
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romney is in maryland this hour and is hosting a town hall. maryland, d.c., and wisconsin will hold primaries on april 3rd. the next primary is the saturday and that's in louisiana. >>> meantime, a new poll is suggesting that virginia voters favor president obama over any of the republican contendors. the quinnipiac university poll shows romney trailing the president by eight percentage points among virginia voters. mr. obama leads rick santorum by nine points. the president's lead over newt gingrich 19%. according to the poll mr. obama leads ron paul by ten points. >>> now to the south of france and the siege involving the suspect in the recent murders of four people at a jewish school. 300 police are surrounding a building where 24-year-old mohammed merah is holed up. the standoff is entering its 19th hour. police have been in contact with merah, also a suspect in the shooting of three soldiers. he says he carried out all seven killings in the name of al qaeda. he has told police he'll surrender sometime at night. no word on if police will w
romney is in maryland this hour and is hosting a town hall. maryland, d.c., and wisconsin will hold primaries on april 3rd. the next primary is the saturday and that's in louisiana. >>> meantime, a new poll is suggesting that virginia voters favor president obama over any of the republican contendors. the quinnipiac university poll shows romney trailing the president by eight percentage points among virginia voters. mr. obama leads rick santorum by nine points. the president's lead...
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mitt romney and ron paul. newt gingrich and rick santorum did not meet strict requirements for collect signatures so they are out of play in virginia. for some, it made no difference. >> the one i was in before was on the ballot. interest didn't affect me that much. >> if you don't have the wherewithal or the organization to get on the ballot, then i kind of don't think you should be president. >> others would have liked to see the full field of candidates on the ballot. >> i think virginia should have left them on. it wouldn't have done any harm, you know. there are major candidates there and -- i mean, i don't know. but it is the law. >> reporter: election officials are encouraging everyone to come out and vote and there's plenty of time to do it. the polls remain open until 7:00 tonight. reporting live in alexandria, megan mcgrath, news4. >> thank you, megan. >>> ohio may be the prize but most of the candidates will spend little time in that state today. mitt romney will head to his home state of massachuse
mitt romney and ron paul. newt gingrich and rick santorum did not meet strict requirements for collect signatures so they are out of play in virginia. for some, it made no difference. >> the one i was in before was on the ballot. interest didn't affect me that much. >> if you don't have the wherewithal or the organization to get on the ballot, then i kind of don't think you should be president. >> others would have liked to see the full field of candidates on the ballot....
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but romney isn't expected to win victories on tuesday. rick santorum is the only candidate with scheduled stops in the south over the next few days. today snoumpl won a large-margin victory in kansas. he attacked romney for saying he never suggested individual mandates in federal health care. >> we already have one president that doesn't tell the truth to the american people. we don't need another nominated by our party to do the same. >> reporter: newt gingrich is counting on a strong showing in mississippi and alabama. ron paul spent the day with voters in kansas but still came in fourth. >>> rick santorum will be on "meet the press" tomorrow and so will virginia governor bob mcdonald and martin o'malley. you can watch it at 10:30 a.m. here on nbc4. >>> the virginia battle is heading to a special session. lawmakers could not reach an agreement. at issue, new amendments from posed by the democrats. they want $450 million in additional spending. 150 million of that will go to education and transportation. the democrats also want money all
but romney isn't expected to win victories on tuesday. rick santorum is the only candidate with scheduled stops in the south over the next few days. today snoumpl won a large-margin victory in kansas. he attacked romney for saying he never suggested individual mandates in federal health care. >> we already have one president that doesn't tell the truth to the american people. we don't need another nominated by our party to do the same. >> reporter: newt gingrich is counting on a...
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he's responsible for crafting romney's message. first he was asked if the primary fight was pushing romney so far to the right he would lose moderate voters in the fall f he responded with this quote. you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's kind of like an etch a sketch. you shake it all up and start all over again. critics poupsed on that. they say shaking the etch a sketch is romney's way of getting enough to get the nominations and then backing off on conservatism. >> the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i'm running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican govern are. my policies and positioning are the same. >> they jumped on it. both rick santorum and newt gingrich brought out etch a sketches at campaign rallies and they highlighted romney's position to flip flop. back to you. >>> here in the district women plan to bring etch a sketches outside. the former massachusetts governor will be at the hyatt regency on new jersey avenue for the event this morning. demon
he's responsible for crafting romney's message. first he was asked if the primary fight was pushing romney so far to the right he would lose moderate voters in the fall f he responded with this quote. you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's kind of like an etch a sketch. you shake it all up and start all over again. critics poupsed on that. they say shaking the etch a sketch is romney's way of getting enough to get the nominations and then backing off on...
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romney had a gaffe of his own. what is this, a campaign aide saying, you know, he doesn't really mean what he's saying? shake up the etch a sketch? >> exactly. reset it. the problem with that comment is that it seemed to reaffirm the central concern about romney that he is not real and that after the fight for the nomination then he becomes a different guy and that is what conservatives worry about. so we live in a time when all of this gets so much scrutiny but sometimes there is -- there are the moments that seem to get at the core concern. >> let's talk about the president. gas prices are giving him the blues. he tried to deflect some of the criticism this week but did it do any good? >> reporter: you know, presidents don't have a lot of responsibility when it comes to gas prices but they cannot have a lot of accountability because it is a manifestation of what's wrong with the economy so people get upset about it. you see that in his approval ratings. what he is trying to do is really position himself as a guy
romney had a gaffe of his own. what is this, a campaign aide saying, you know, he doesn't really mean what he's saying? shake up the etch a sketch? >> exactly. reset it. the problem with that comment is that it seemed to reaffirm the central concern about romney that he is not real and that after the fight for the nomination then he becomes a different guy and that is what conservatives worry about. so we live in a time when all of this gets so much scrutiny but sometimes there is --...
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only ron paul and mitt romney are on the ballot there. other candidates tried but failed to gather enough signature. some voters say they're not happy with the two-person ballot. they may just sit the primary out. we invite you to sit with us. tune in tomorrow at 11:00 for live coverage of the super tuesday results. >>> temperatures in the 20s tonight. it could mean trouble in the morning for xhunlts in virginia blanketed with snow. snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of frederic fredericksbu fredericksburg. police in and around albamoro county got dozens of reports of vehicles slides off the highways. doug joins us with more on the dropping temperatures. >> it really does. it's like winter is trying to hold on here, and we haven't seen a whole lot of winter temperatures out there this entire winter. tonight is a completely different story. here's the storm that brought the snow into parts of the area. that storm is out of sea. in behind it we see cold temperatures and see winds. winds gusting to 23 in leesburg and 33 miles
only ron paul and mitt romney are on the ballot there. other candidates tried but failed to gather enough signature. some voters say they're not happy with the two-person ballot. they may just sit the primary out. we invite you to sit with us. tune in tomorrow at 11:00 for live coverage of the super tuesday results. >>> temperatures in the 20s tonight. it could mean trouble in the morning for xhunlts in virginia blanketed with snow. snow showers fell hard in parts of virginia south of...
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in virginia romney leads ron paul by a huge margin, 69% to 26%. romney and paul are the only two republican candidates that virginia voters will be picking because the other candidates did not gather enough signatures to make it onto that ballot. >>> today marked the 47th anniversary of the 1965 selma to montgomery voting rights march, often referred to as blood sunday. about 3,000 participants led by reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson -- bloody sunday, rather-s what it's called. kicked off a five-day march today in alabama. the original march on behalf of minority voting rights began on march 7th, 1965. >>> president obama spent the morning telling pro-israel activists that the united states supports israel and will do anything necessary to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. the commander in chief spoke to the more than 13,000 people gathered for the annual policy conference for the american israel public affairs committee. during his remarks he appealed for israel to be patient with iran and to let sanctions have some time to w
in virginia romney leads ron paul by a huge margin, 69% to 26%. romney and paul are the only two republican candidates that virginia voters will be picking because the other candidates did not gather enough signatures to make it onto that ballot. >>> today marked the 47th anniversary of the 1965 selma to montgomery voting rights march, often referred to as blood sunday. about 3,000 participants led by reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson -- bloody sunday, rather-s what it's...
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. >>> presidential hopeful mitt romney come to maryland. republican candidate for president scheduled to campaign in maryland wednesday. at a townhall at 4:00 p.m., the hometown of former governor robert erhlich. the rest of his schedule not yet announced. maryland's primary schedule ford april 3. for now, romney is focused on an even bigger prize. making his case to voters in illinois. where he is involved in a what's becoming a nasty race with rick santorum. santorum mocked romney for the health care bill that he passed as governor of massachusetts. romney retorted by calling santorum an economic lightweight. illinois will hold its primary tomorrow. it is the sixth biggest contest of the year, and is seen as yet another test of whether romney can maintain his status as a front-runner. >> still ahead, apple comes to washington to argue about $60 billion offshore. >> also, what friends and colleagues say led to the apparent breakdown of an invisible children filmmaker, jason russell. >> skinny mirrors can make most of us look better and how
. >>> presidential hopeful mitt romney come to maryland. republican candidate for president scheduled to campaign in maryland wednesday. at a townhall at 4:00 p.m., the hometown of former governor robert erhlich. the rest of his schedule not yet announced. maryland's primary schedule ford april 3. for now, romney is focused on an even bigger prize. making his case to voters in illinois. where he is involved in a what's becoming a nasty race with rick santorum. santorum mocked romney...
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nbc news is projecting the winner will be mitt romney. romney will likely get a good number of those. we're not sure exactly how many. all attention now turns to super tuesday. ten states are up for grabs this tuesday, including the key swing state of ohio. that's where rick santorum and mitt romney spent the day campaigning. romney, hoping to gain, today picked up a key endorsement from the state's biggest newspaper. now, to secure the nomination, a candidate must earn 1143 delegates on super tuesday. there are 419 delegates up for grabs. that is one-third of the total number needed to clinch the nomination and take on barack obama in the general election in november. still to come on news 4 at 11:00, police in the district trace the source of a 9-1-1 outage. a wild scene after a driver crashes into an area pizza hut. and the story of a high school valedictorian and her fight >>> a driver had a run-in with a pizza hut earlier today in silver spring. it happened around 3:00 along georgia avenue. the crash shattered some windows and doors
nbc news is projecting the winner will be mitt romney. romney will likely get a good number of those. we're not sure exactly how many. all attention now turns to super tuesday. ten states are up for grabs this tuesday, including the key swing state of ohio. that's where rick santorum and mitt romney spent the day campaigning. romney, hoping to gain, today picked up a key endorsement from the state's biggest newspaper. now, to secure the nomination, a candidate must earn 1143 delegates on super...
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he plans to highlight presidential candidate mitt romney as a supporter of outsourcing. biden will speak to an engineering firm in iowa. he will tell the group that romney supported tax cuts for companies that created jobs overseas. he will also remind them that when romney was the governor of massachusetts, he vetoed a bill that would have prevented the state from outsourcing contracts to firms overseas. biden has been on the campaign trail in ohio and florida. >>> norad will hold a series of training flights over washington today. the north american aerospace defense command says flights will begin tonight and continue into tomorrow morning. the exercise involves civil air patrol aircraft, air force f-16s, and a u.s. coast guard helicopter. norad says the flights are planned to hone its intercept and identification capabilities. >>> the famous architect criticized for a memorial designed for president dwight d. eisenhower is getting support. members of the commission issued a statement backing frank geary. the eisenhower criticized parts of the design that would depict
he plans to highlight presidential candidate mitt romney as a supporter of outsourcing. biden will speak to an engineering firm in iowa. he will tell the group that romney supported tax cuts for companies that created jobs overseas. he will also remind them that when romney was the governor of massachusetts, he vetoed a bill that would have prevented the state from outsourcing contracts to firms overseas. biden has been on the campaign trail in ohio and florida. >>> norad will hold a...
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. >>> and mitt romney is trying to erase a campaign gaffe. he the staff is under fire this morning. >>> i'm eun yang. it's 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees out there. i believe that is reagan national airport. still a little foggy from this view but not as bad as yesterday and it turned out to be a nice day. >> we're hitting a roadblock again with the fog. next couple of days, you know, the warm act is going to be the big story. for the weekend, get ready for some of our first big storms around this area. as far as the temperatures go today, we'll hit 77 degrees in d.c., 76 in frek ritzburg. culpeper, 77. it's going to be a pretty nice day with sunshine probably breaking out about noontime today. there's your fog in gaithersburg, pax river and over in annapolis visibility are down to around a quart over a mile. we dropped to 60, a couple of degrees. 9:00 a.m., 62 with breaks of sunshine. by the time we get to the noon hour, partly sunny. we'll go from 70 to 77 degrees, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. evening planner, we clear out even more. it's going be nice. >> the
. >>> and mitt romney is trying to erase a campaign gaffe. he the staff is under fire this morning. >>> i'm eun yang. it's 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees out there. i believe that is reagan national airport. still a little foggy from this view but not as bad as yesterday and it turned out to be a nice day. >> we're hitting a roadblock again with the fog. next couple of days, you know, the warm act is going to be the big story. for the weekend, get ready for some of our first big...
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romney was a close third, and paul finished in fourth place. santorum will pick up only a few delegates more than his rivals because these races were so tight. still he says yesterday's wins give him momentum going forward. santorum was particularly critical of romney in his victory speech last night. >> people have said, you know, you're being outspent. you know be, everybody's talking about the math and all the things, that this race is inevitable. for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he spent a whole lot of money against me for being inevitable. >> romney did score one victory yesterday. he won the american samoan caucus. >>> newt gingrich is vowing to stay in the race for president despite yesterday's disappointing losses. he told supporters in alabama that he will keep running because voters want a candidate who will talk about substance. gingrich had counted on wins yesterday to remain competitive. his own aides said last week that he needed to win in alabama and mississippi to stay in the race. >>> we're approaching 4:31. time
romney was a close third, and paul finished in fourth place. santorum will pick up only a few delegates more than his rivals because these races were so tight. still he says yesterday's wins give him momentum going forward. santorum was particularly critical of romney in his victory speech last night. >> people have said, you know, you're being outspent. you know be, everybody's talking about the math and all the things, that this race is inevitable. for someone who thinks this race is...